the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
job; work; duties; trade; skill
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
very; greatly; exceedingly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
outsider; layman; amateur
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
mercy; merciful heart; charity
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to find out; to discover; to detect
spread; span; expanse; extent
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
joint; seam; joining point
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
anger; being angry; being mad
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down